The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-23


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wEDNssDAY's CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS
A delightful luncheon was served b.
the lsdi, 8 If the church to about twt
handred persons after the morning SO {,
ion
About two o'clock the meeting was
called to order again, and was composed
IT delegates and members Of the cor
yregation, pLxlOus to hear the TOle0t
fair ti4cussed by the Bishop, and none
Fere sIppOinted.
Affairs oucerning the diocese wert
dealt with, and elegant tributes were
| paid to the memory Uf dece sed bishops
TIE discussion Of the Toledo affair
was VI xionsiy awaited. and Is given III
full below der tie head Of
ST JOHN S CHURCH TOLEDO.
Ish uld have heen glad to close my
annual addr 80 at this pOin. amidst rec
objections Of pleasant, peaceful labor
forete ling q quiet, hopeful future. Blu
during my visitation to Toledo clrcuni
s,ances occurred, which / mSy not pas.
here in silence. .s
Ny conscience bears me itness tba
in admit ,tering the Affairs of the dio.
eesa, whilst have never concealed my
| honest lOV cti0ns or professions, |
| have always held them subject to law
They have never been Obtrnded in suct
manner Rs to diminish the rightiui
| liberty Of my brethren, clerical or lay.
| mag safely appeal to the testimony vi
the present senior warden Of st. john,
church, Tolt do. in the pleasant histor
cal sketch he has lately givel
Of that parish. He says In sub.
stance. that although the Bishop
Iis9pproVad Of several novelties in the
manner Of conducting public worship
there, yet so soon as they ceased to be
novelties and became customary In TIT
church at large, he sanctioned them by
his presence and shared in them. Thi,
has been my rule, up to the pOint where
novelties tt ach erroneous doc rine. The
limit Of license is at the deprivation Of
ruth, as l have already affirmed; anG
that truth, of which I am guardian, l.
three-fOld-- Protestant and
Episcopal, Being under no obligation
to visit St. johns church this year, an6
lest some complications might arise,
had omitted an appointment to thai
parish. But, yielding to the rectOr's re
quest, made an appointment under
conditions; those conditions being rem.
dered necessary by circumstances that
occurred during q previous visit. He
sssented TO the conditions, which were
merely that l should have control Of thr
services. as has been my undispuiei
custom for q quarter of century. H
protested, however, against the condi
lions as an assumption Of authority to
which had no right. Ihad reason then
TO anticipate that no new thing would
interfere with the proposed visitation.
On arr vlDg In Toledo. the. evening
previous 10 the spDointme 'ts, the rector
Of Trinity church lied my attention IL
novelty that was causing u ueh IN
pIeasantness In the church communi y
and on account Of which the Senior
Warden Of s. Johns, and other mem.
bers had left the parish. At the sam
time he called attention to contiDu
anCe of false teaching, publicly main
tained, which was iDjurlng the genera
reputation of our church. It is at leasi
singular, that In his correspondence
with me, the rector of st. Johns should
never have alluded TO changes in the
interior arrangements OF the church, IL
which he could hardly fail to think that
| would be inteTesttd d and hat b
should have left me to learn Of their
existence only from the daily papers,
and that, after my arrival In Toledo.
However afser sdvising with church
and lay member Of the standing comm I
tee. and finding this advice to agree
with my own judgment, l determined
to see for myself. and examine the facts
as far as the few hours Of the morning
uld permit. and II the facts should
render II necessary, to withdraw my ap
pOintment. Acc rdingly l consulted
the late Senior Warden Of 81. Johns.
obtained a copy Of the parish paper OF
st. Johns church, which was to bs dis
tributed next day. l saw the changes
In the interior Of the church, a screen
separating the chancel from the body Of
the church; q chapel with an altar dedi.
Gated 10 the Virgin Mary; the main
altar (sO called) With Its six candles AND
the Tabernacle In the midst ard fually,
uplifted over all, an image Of our blessed
Lord, carved In wood, exhibiting as far
as human art can do, his agonies on the
cross. The fguie Is about four feet
high, nearly nude; the face and limbs
expressing intense agony and tie color
such as to intensity the res ism.
expressed my horror In strong terms
and left the church. The vestry have
Complained that my notice of with
drawal Of visitation was so brief. 1t
was as early notice Rs possible. con,
sidering the brief time they had allowed
me- to decree the facts. An fort has
been made to represent my withdrawal
of the appointment, as caused by de-
cisi0n that these changes In the ap
pointments Of the church are unlawful
| l have made no such decision. II is my
intention to bring the snbject before
the next Council Of the Bishops. and Il
ask their jud, ment, how far IL Is within
the authority Of a bishop In the Protest
ant chur3h to control Its symbolism
How far 1t Is his duty 10 maintain thl
original protest OF Its symbolism
against the errors OF the church 0
R0mep Until that time withhold m,
own Judgment. Bat the reason OF my
refusal to confirm the class Of candi
dates which was TO have been presented
was, that In my opinion the rector hal
taught erroneous doctrine contrary t,
Gods word. In my visitation Of thl
parrish, Cor she visitation was held, al
though not in the manner asked fOr) a.
the canon directs. 81 inenpgtad tlia hn